Miles For Family

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. On my family’s recent spring break trip to Miami and Costa Rica, I stayed at two new-to-me Hyatt brands/hotels: The Confidante (Hyatt Unbound Collection) and Andaz Costa Rica Resort at Peninsula Papagayo. Staying at these two brands earned me a free night! How the Hyatt Brand Explorer Award Works For […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. Earlier this week and even earlier today, a few cruise lines (DCL, Viking, Princess, Royal Caribbean) announced they would temporarily suspend cruises to help combat Covid-19. This afternoon, Donald Trump announced via Twitter that at his request, Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Norwegian and MSC Cruise Lines will all suspend operations for […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. As is the case with  many of you, my family’s summer travel plans are currently in limbo due to Coronavirus. Will we be going to Japan, Hawaii, California or neither of those places? I honestly have no idea. But I have several trips in the works, with a very good […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. Update:  Well, that didn’t take long. My parents’ Lufthansa flight did get cancelled, just as I expected it would. I never even got any email notification on it. I knew that calling Lufthansa would be pointless. I’ve heard some people were put on hold for 7 hours, and got disconnected […]

Some of you who follow this blog (and our Facebook and Instagram pages) regularly know that my family is currently in Costa Rica for spring break. While we have had an unbelievably great time, I am feeling unsettled. A lot has changed since we left home. Before I left home, there were zero cases of […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. One of the most frequent questions that new visitors to Disney World ask is: Should I buy park hopper tickets? Or, will my family be ok with the one-park-per-day tickets? My family never buys park hopper tickets, and I recommend that most families skip them as well. Why? Time Waster […]